Example sentences of "[conj] went down " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 'd far rather you waited until it 's light , or went down for Bob . ’ |
| 2 | There was quite a gang of us that went down to the station — four Walshes and me . |
| 3 | On this occasion , Berlin had a thick cloud cover that went down to 2,000 ft and made accurate bombing impossible . |
| 4 | The relationship between American distributors and British producers was an unequal one , but when British studios started to make films that went down well in America , executives became optimistic that they could turn the new relationships formed with US companies in their favour , and brushed aside Maxwell 's repeated warnings that ‘ as their films were produced in a manner most acceptable to their own people , there was no reason why they should go outside for pictures . ’ |
| 5 | It was a vigorous performance that went down well with a public that is feeling a mite embarrassed about not putting its money where America 's mouth was once so loud . |
| 6 | ‘ The floorboards that went down to the water with Harry , they stayed under . |
| 7 | It was the kind of joke that went down well in Wimbledon . |
| 8 | ‘ Basically , the thing that went down between Jon and me was more of a band kind of thing than anything really personal . |
| 9 | The cost of the ‘ soap that went down the plughole ’ as the Daily Star described it , was variously estimated at between £10 million and £20 million . |
| 10 | Let's do some of those numbers that went down so well in Sun City ! |
| 11 | Michael had long eyelashes and freckles that went down inside the neck of his uniform . |
| 12 | She liked wearing the cap ; it made her feel different , as did the long grey coat that went down to the top of her boots , because then she did not feel like Millie Forester , whose mother and father were dead and had no-one belonging to her , except the fat woman and the man with short legs , but more like a princess who , every now and again , donned strange clothes and went out among the common people , and was kind to them , and yet always remained a princess under the disguise . |
| 13 | Plaice with smoked salmon , garnished with a fine , peppery leek and watercress sauce is a full-flavoured , main-course dish that went down especially well with Henry Lindeman 's Sémillon-Chardonnay from south-east Australia ( Spar , £3.99 ; Peter Dominic and Bottoms Up , £4.99 ) . |
| 14 | Moderator I am not convinced that in rejecting the legislation that went down under the Barrier Act , presbyteries were merely endorsing the status quo . |
| 15 | Er there used to be a a a a an inlet to the other shaft , you see there was an inlet shaft that was all boxed in , that was the top hard that went down four hundred and ninety yards you see ? |
| 16 | And then when the war came he er he was one of the first Bevan boys that , one of the boys that went down the mines to relieve the miners . |
| 17 | ‘ Those biscuits of yours that went down so very well at the last Parents ’ Evening . |
| 18 | things that went down a bundle ! |
| 19 | It was me that went down first were n't it ? |
| 20 | Hiya darling , hiya no I was really surprised cos he has n't been drinking his juice , and that went down |
| 21 | Because we had more money , we spent more money last time , we bought a erm a men 's and a lady 's watch and that went down a treat . |
| 22 | I should imagine that went down well ! |
| 23 | ‘ Disloyal to letter boxes , ’ I said to myself and went down the passage where I could laugh without being heard . |
| 24 | She opened the first bottle of wine , and went down to the door . |
| 25 | Cheerfully they got out of the car into the open day and went down the rocks to the strand and then out to the tideline . |
| 26 | At the well they left their books and went down to the shore . |
| 27 | Gathering himself , he dismissed her and went down to the waiting car . |
| 28 | Jane had ‘ missed her first ’ and went down from university with only a two-one in English Language and Literature , thus deprived of the academic career she had coveted with cowardice . |
| 29 | When they were out of sight , Mungo touched the golden glass ball for luck and went down to the yard . |
| 30 | We all loaded into the Volvo and went down to Shellerton Manor where everyone trooped in to see Harry . |